Lincolnton in Lincoln County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The John Martin Shuford Gravesite

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011

1. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Inscription. Buried here is Loyalist John Martin Shuford who died June 22, 1780 of wounds received in the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. His grave was originally marked with an old headstone and footstone. In 1997 the Lincoln County Historical Association and Shuford descendants dedicated a new monument to his memory and removed the original grave marker to the Lincoln County Museum of History.

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Photographs courtesy of the Lincoln County Historical Association and Lincoln County Museum of History.

Joseph R. Nixon took this photograph of the John Martin Shuford gravesite on August 20, 1914 as his father Alfred Nixon conducted a tour of the Ramsour's Mill battlesite for the Lincoln County Teacher's Institute.

Clyde “Baby Ray” Cornwell captured this image of the John Martin Shuford gravesite during the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Erected by Lincoln County Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1770.

Location. 35° 28.62′ N, 81° 15.987′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It can be reached from Jeb Seagle Drive 0.2 miles north

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of Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincolnton NC 28092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Aftermath (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); War Comes to North Carolina's Backcountry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Ramsour's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Whig Captains' Grave (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Patriot Captains' Gravesite (about 700 feet away); Ramsour-Reinhardt Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Skip" Lawing Place (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011

2. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011

3. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011

4. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011

5. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 28, 2023

6. The John Martin Shuford Gravesite Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,047 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on September 3, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 6. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.